Blizzard, known for their popular games like Warcraft and Overwatch, may be working on a new open-world shooter game based on a recent job listing. The job listing, discovered on November 13th by fans on Reddit and IGN, hints at a big project in the works. The listing is for a Design Director of Innovation, who will be responsible for key strategic innovations on an upcoming open-world shooter game. The mention of an “open-world shooter game” suggests that Blizzard is venturing into new territory with this project.
While the details of the game are still vague, there have been rumors circulating that this open-world shooter may be Starcraft-themed. According to reports from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, there is a possibility that the game could be a Starcraft FPS led by veteran Far Cry developer Dan Hay. Schreier previously mentioned that a Starcraft shooter was still in development, indicating that Blizzard has not given up on the Starcraft franchise.
This wouldn’t be the first time Blizzard has attempted to create a Starcraft shooter. In the past, they worked on Starcraft Ghost, a third-person action adventure shooter that was ultimately canceled in 2006. More recently, a project called Ares, described as a Battlefield-like Starcraft shooter, was scrapped in 2019 so that the studio could focus on other games like Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2.
It remains to be seen whether this new open-world shooter will be a success for Blizzard or if it will suffer the same fate as previous Starcraft spin-off projects. Fans of the Starcraft universe will surely be eager to learn more about this upcoming game and see if Blizzard can finally deliver a Starcraft shooter that makes it to release. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new development from Blizzard.
